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Florida Pilgrim - Spring 2014 Page 1 Newsletter of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Florida The Mayflower Chartered 31 July 1937 by Dr. Jeremy Dupertuis Bangs Director, Leiden American Pilgrim Museum Leiden, Netherlands Copyright (c) 2011-2014 J. D. Bangs. Vol. 39 No. 1 - Spring 2014 Richard S. Wheeler, Editor All rights reserved. Used with Dr. Bangs’ written permission. GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE Dear Fellow Florida Mayflower Society Members: The first days of summer will soon be here and most of us will be taking the chance to visit family and friends “back home.” Here is the chance to do more research and to interest other family members in our outstanding heritage. Here is the chance to reflect and recharge our thoughts and ideas for honoring our an- cestors. Here is the chance to attend “Congress” in September and learn what being a Mayflower member means, what the Society stands for and how the Socie- ty is managed. Here is the chance to visit Governor Reynolds P. Cushing Plimoth Plantation and gain a better un- derstanding of what that small band of <><> IN THIIS ISSUE <><> brave Pilgrims had to endure, what prob- lems they faced and their determination Governor’s Message 1 Membership Changes 2-3 to survive. Howland Grave Rubbing 3 Membership Milestone 4 Here is the chance to ponder and reactivate our reasons for being a member of the Membership By Colony As Of 31 Dec 2013 5 Mayflower Society, a chance to realize the meanings of our mutual bond, and a Colony News 5-10, 12 chance to prepare for a bigger and better next season. Restoration of First Parish Meetinghouse 11 Spring BoA Meeting 12-13 Muriel and I wish that each moment of your summer is filled with the things that 2014 Scholarship Winner - Grace M. Winslow 14 bring you joy. Nominating Committee 15 Sue Allan Coming to America 15 Ren Cushing Membership Info Changes 15 605 Via Tunis Drive Notice of 2014 Annual Meeting 16 Punta Gorda Isles, FL 33950-6620 Legal “Stuff” from Editor 16 (941) 505-8408 [email protected] The Florida Pilgrim - Spring 2014 page 1 “All persons over eighteen years of age who are descended from a passenger on the Mayflower on the voyage which terminated at Plymouth, New England, in December 1620, shall be eligible for membership.” Article III, Section 1, FSMD By-Laws MEMBERSHIP CHANGES (from 1 Dec 2013 through 30 Apr 2014) NEW MEMBERS Name Location Gen/FL #s Ancestor Colony Caroline Kelley North Boca Raton 85971/4956 Stephen Hopkins Allerton Diane Greetice Hendry Mietz Sanford 86313/4975 John Alden Cooke Christine Chandra Hopkins Staron Windsor Locks, CT 86314/4976 Stephen Hopkins Allerton Randall Kevin Wilkes Jacksonville 86289/4977 John Howland Warren Robert Woodruff Owers Miami 86308/4978 Samuel Fuller Brewster Karen Jane (Stump) Hixson Celebration 86324/4979 Edward Doty Fuller Elizabeth Kleinfelder Whitehurst Seminole 86349/4980 Cooke Bradford Orin Champlain III Winter Haven 86451/4982 John Billington Fuller Marianne Mangels Naples 86452/4983 William Brewster Standish Roger Warren Roszell Sarasota 86453/4984 John Alden Tilley Patricia Malley Shanahan Naples 86454/4985 Stephen Hopkins Standish Archie Ray Traynor Jr. Cocoa Beach 86455/4986 Mary Allerton Cooke Susan Amy Winslow-Garcia Miami 86450/4987 Samuel Fuller Brewster David Allen Cobb Cape Coral 86484/4988 William Bradford Samson Stanley Marshall Parmeter Fort Myers 86485/4989 John Alden Samson Beverly Gilbertson Griffiths Port Charlotte 86486/4990 John Alden Tilley Nancy Lee Dunham Murphy Fort Pierce 86497/4992 Degory Priest Allerton Allison Ainsley MacKay Vero Beach 86525/4993 Billington Hopkins Joanne Hylen Brown Winter Garden 86536/4994 John Brewster Chilton Frances Mitchell Green Lake Worth 86537/4995 Isaac Allerton Allerton Lisa Weatherby Miller Atlanta, GA 86538/4996 Stephen Hopkins Bradford Madison Elizabeth Miller Atlanta, GA 86539/4997 Stephen Hopkins Bradford Mary Anne Hunt Tampa 86575/4998 Richard Warren Fuller Caroline Laurie (White) McQuade Titusville 86533/4999 Stephen Hopkins Howland Beverly Jo (Lindsley) Muraski Orlando 86577/5000 Peter Brown Howland Bobbie Jean (Baland) Neidig Fort Myers 86578/5001 William Brewster Samson Stephen Gifford Pinney Port St. Lucie 86592/5002 William Bradford Bradford Douglas James Adams Ponte Vedra 86612/5003 William Bradford Warren Carolyn Ann Dunham Leonard St. John 86613/5004 Edward Fuller Warren Jane Marie (Robinson) Ritchey Hansville, WA 86630/5005 Richard Warren Tilley Karen Isley Seiferth Fort Myers 86631/5006 William Bradford Samson Jacqueline Taber Chapman Williamsburg, VA 86632/5007 John Howland Tilley John Witt Chapman West Hollywood, CA 86633/5008 John Howland Tilley Stephen Murphy Chapman Greensboro, NC 86634/5009 John Howland Tilley Taylor James Adams West Palm Beach 86640/5010 William Bradford Warren Krystle Kennedy Black Hahira, GA 86641/5011 John Alden Winslow Carole Jane West Mack The Villages 86658/5012 Richard Warren Chilton Ann Robinson Rogers Roth Altadena, CA 86659/5013 Thomas Rogers Bradford William Harold DeBord Melbourne 86664/5014 John Alden Cooke Evelyn Agnes Rogers Perry Nyman Crystal River 86665/5015 Thomas Rogers Mullins Sharon Lyn Peck Pomerantz Rapp Lecanto 86666/5016 John Howland Mullins Susan Gayle Barthelmess May Longwood 86680/5017 Isaac Allerton Howland Andrea Susan Freeze Topeka, KS 86710/5018 William White Alden Erika Marie Proulx Marathon 86711/5019 Thomas Rogers Bradford Elizabeth Bird McLeod Atterbury Jupiter 86745/5021 William Bradford Allerton Barbara Ann Brown Bateman The Villages 86746/5022 William White Chilton Malachi Causey Bennett IV Evanston, IL 86747/5023 William Bradford Bradford Patrick Andrew Bennett Atlanta, GA 86748/5024 William Bradford Bradford Riley Owen Bennett Atlanta, GA 86749/5025 William Bradford Bradford Lois Coletta Davis LaGruth Naples 86777/5027 Stephen Hopkins Standish Karen Dorothy Powell The Villages 86778/5028 Isaac Allerton Chilton Nancy Lynn Kleinfelder St. Petersburg 86795/5029 Francis Cooke Bradford The Florida Pilgrim - Spring 2014 page 2 NEW MEMBERS Larry Eugene Walker Orlando 86796/5030 Edward Fuller Howland Charlotte Alline (Garrison) Hope Columbia, SC 86826/5031 John Howland Bradford Elizabeth Anne Hope Columbia, SC 86827/5032 John Howland Bradford Anne Ashton Pendleton Kelly Columbia, SC 86828/5033 John Howland Bradford Karoline Lenore Kurlander Sewalls Point 86861/5036 Francis Cooke Allerton Molly Irene Jank Ocala 86877/5037 Edward Fuller Mullins Steven John Pardee Plano, TX 86895/5038 William Brewster Mullins TRANSFERS IN/OUT Sheryl Lea (Morris) Heggi Kissimmee 85147/4965 Edward Fuller Fuller TRANSFER IN from MA #12086 Walter Eugene Dean Palm Harbor 73841/4981 Stephen Hopkins Hopkins TRANSFER IN from OH Scott Anthony Waldron Summerville 85540/4991 Edward Doty Fuller TRANSFER IN FROM DC #2389 Edmund Stewart Martin Cummings, GA 82865/4706 Degory Priest Tilley TRANSFER OUT TO GA Suzanne Marie Hodges Moore Coopersville, MI 81803/4640 John Alden Chilton TRANSFER OUT TO MI David Alden Furlow Orlando 66598/5034 John Alden Alden TRANSFER IN FROM VA #917 Daniel Alden Furlow Orlando 67185/5035 John Alden Alden TRANSFER IN FROM VA #933 RESIGNED IN GOOD STANDING Cynthia Choyce Connor Melbourne 74632/4109 Thomas Rogers Howland Beth A. Waters Rock Spring, GA 74255/4090 John Alden Cooke Helen M. Dunn Jacksonville 36418/907 Richard Warren Warren Jonathan Clark Stubbs Chelmsford, MA 70946/4202 John Howland Bradford George S. Smith Jr. Fleming Island 83162/4834 William Brewster Warren REINSTATEMENTS Theresa Jane Sawyer Cobb Ellenton 70304/3891 Stephen Hopkins Tilley IN MEMORIAM Name Date of Death Gen/FL #s Ancestor Colony Barbara Kingsbury Balch Mann 15 Dec 2013 60446/3222 Samuel Fuller Samson Sheldon Edward Murray 27 Oct 2012 72226/3965 John Howland Howland Margaret Ann Butts Pasha 20 Jul 2013 19840/2527 Thomas Rogers Allerton Emma Jane Peabody 7 Dec 2013 Jr. #2157 Richard Warren Alden Iris May Scruton Brown 6 Nov 2013 82703/4690 William Brewster Tilley Elizabeth R. McDaniel 26 Feb 2014 54155/2875 John Alden Allerton Douglas Haldane North 25 Aug 2013 68771/3701 John Alden Hopkins Malcolm S. Pray Jr. 25 Aug 2013 62281/4817 John Alden Allerton Robert Raup 20 Feb 2014 64390/3427 Stephen Hopkins Bradford Thelma Lillian Buote 17 Mar 2014 81264/4600 Richard Warren Standish Mary Constance Wylie Cannon 7 Apr 2014 45617/2316 William Bradford Standish Shelia Emma Burke See 28 Mar 2014 48428/2847 John Howland Standish HOWLAND GRAVE RUBBING hirley Dearen, the Historical Preservation Chairman of the Barefoot Beach Chapter of the National Society of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution in Bonita Springs, has contacted FSMD with a request: “Ann Denney, the Honorary and S Past Regent of our chapter, and her daughter did a rubbing of the John Howland grave in Plymouth about 30 years ago. They chose Howland’s grave because the inscription says it was ‘the earliest grave in Plymouth colony.’ Ann donated the rubbing to our chapter and we’re now looking to find it a permanent home. Our long-term goals for the grave rubbing include: find a Howland descendant who wants it; or donate it to a local historical society for display; or contact the Pilgrim John Howland Soci- ety house/museum in Plymouth and see if there is interest.” The Florida Pilgrim - Spring 2014 page 3 The Barefoot Beach Chapter of DAR has loaned the rubbing to FSMD so it could be displayed at the Spring BoA meeting in Lakeland (see photo at left where Hank Dressel holds it gently for all to see) and also at the May 5th lunch meeting of the John Howland Colony in Winter Park. Any Howland descendants having an interest should contact Shirley Dearen directly at [email protected]. FLORIDA SOCIETY REACHES MEMBERSHIP MILESTONE s we all know from the year-long 75th anniversary celebration held in 2012, the Florida Society was A chartered on 31 July 1937 with 24 original mem- bers. FL #1 was issued to Mrs. Minnie Stella (Gilbert) Wall of Miami. Last month, FL #5000 was issued to Beverly Mu- raski of Orlando, a new member of the John Howland Colo- ny.
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